Deuteronomy 23:7

“You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a resident alien in his land.”

Deuteronomy 23:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

7

Deuteronomy 23:7, word by word

abhorתְתַעֵבtetaev

abhor

To reject something in disgust, or be rejected so.

Where else “tetaev” appears
an Edomiteאֲדֹמִיadomi

Edomite

Edomite: a descendant of Edom, that is, of Esau, Jacob's brother.

Where else “adomi” appears
is your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsri

Egyptian

Egyptian.

Where else “mitsri” appears
you wereהָיִיתָhayita

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayita” appears
a resident alienגֵרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
in his landאַרְצarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arts” appears

The context

6You shall not seek their peace or their good all your days, forever.

7 · This verse (above)

8Sons who are born to them in the third generation may enter, for their part, the assembly of YHWH.

Read all of Deuteronomy 23

How to use it